Senior Databricks Engineer

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United StatesFull-TimeSenior
Salary91,000 - 119,000 USD per year
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Experience
5+ years of data engineering experience, with 3+ years building production solutions on Databricks and Apache Spark.
Required Skills
AWSSQLGCPAzureSparkCI/CDDatabricksPySpark

Requirements

  • 5+ years of data engineering experience, with 3+ years building production solutions on Databricks and Apache Spark.
  • Expert proficiency in Python (PySpark) and advanced SQL.
  • Deep hands-on experience with Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and the medallion architecture pattern.
  • Strong experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and its core data services.
  • Proven track record optimizing Spark performance and managing cluster cost.
  • Experience with data modeling, warehousing concepts, and building dimensional/analytics-ready datasets.
  • Proficiency with Git-based version control, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

  • Architect, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform using PySpark, Spark SQL, and Delta Lake.
  • Design and implement medallion (bronze/silver/gold) data architectures and enforce data quality, governance, and lineage standards.
  • Optimize Spark jobs and cluster configurations for performance and cost.
  • Implement and manage Unity Catalog for access control, data governance, and cross-workspace asset sharing.
  • Build and orchestrate workflows using Databricks Workflows, Delta Live Tables, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into reliable data products.
  • Establish engineering best practices, conduct code reviews, and mentor junior data engineers.
  • Monitor production pipelines, troubleshoot failures, and drive root-cause analysis.
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